Top players in the international architectural and design community, from as far as Mexico and Belgium, gathered at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto last night as Azure revealed the winners of its third annual AZ Awards.

Representing a global snapshot of the world of architecture and design, submissions came in from designers, architects, firms and manufacturers, as well as students of design and architecture.

The international jury consisted of architects Shirley Blumberg of Toronto’s Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg and Todd Saunders of Oslo’s Saunders Architecture, furniture designer Todd Bracher of New York’s Todd Bracher Studio, interior designer George Yabu of Yabu Pushelberg (based in Toronto and New York), New York landscape architect Ken Smith of Workshop, and visionary Milan-based manufacturer and designer Giulio Cappellini of Cappellini. In March, the panel conferred at Toronto’s Hôtel Le Germain (Maple Leaf Square) to narrow down an impressive 677 entries from 38 countries to a shortlist of 43 finalists. From there, they selected the 14 outstanding winners listed below.